@AnRoblexguywithnobobux
Not quite, but yes, kinda inspired by that plane.
It's been a long time since anyone has commented on any of my aircraft. Thanks!
Have a look at some of my other planes, they can be a little surprising.
That's very interesting. I have a.... lets call it a space ship (Star Wars) that can use this, as long as I can find a way to make it fit. It is very much a WIP and a couple of years old now (I've been out of the game), but it's flyable. Fairly sure I uploaded what I'm talking about. *goes to check
EDIT: Yep, it's been uploaded. It's a ISD II and was a very ambitious project for me to take on at the time. It's quite large(!!), but I think the turret would be ok in place of the main turrets alongside the central tower.
I'll have a look at that soonish, even though I'm on holidays, I have a buttload of stuff to do in RL. lol
@TrojanAircraftSystems Ok, good. I'll retrofit the 'bomber challenge' cockpit to it, if I can remember how and see if it breaks anything on the aircraft. Seems like every time I change anything on it, something stops working. :p FYI Peacemaker Mkii. I'm going to tweak a few things on it first tho.
Question. Will you be fitting the weapons or do we have to fit the weapons?
Also, I have an aircraft that fits the bill and has been recently updated, can I enter that or would you prefer I make something from scratch? Are custom weapons allowed? My building skills are more than a little rusty, so it's taking longer than I expected.
It's been so long I forgot to add a proper description. D'oh!
So here it is.
Controls as per usual.
additional controls;
1 = Parachutes
2 = Start/Stop 'Ram Jet'
3 = Open air to air doors and active AA mode
4 = Open air to ground and active AG mode
5 = Airbrakes
6 = Retro Jets (added to make this beast stop)
Having not flown this for a very long time, I forgot how well it flies.
It will take off and fly on low power settings (20% thrust!!)
Things added: extra set of ailerons, reverse thrusters, fixed Ram Jet air intake, it should work all of the time now ( I hope )
There is a lot of XML stuff going on using Overload.
This has a little problem.
For some unknown reason, when you try to go up rapidly, the nose goes up a bit, stops for a fraction of a second, then goes up a bit, rinse and repeat for as long as you hold the up control.
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Everything else is fine, it rolls nicely, maybe a little too fast even and is steady as a rock in level flight with a little trim.
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Any ideas on what causes a plane to do that?
I like the way it looks, some thought has gone into that and it flies OK as well.
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Surprised by lack of landing gear, but it got off the runway without damage.
This an air launch only people! :P
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edit: NP, @Axartar.
Hmmmm..... interesting.
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Compared this to my version and found..... no changes that I could see.
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What to do, what to do.
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If anyone else can tell me just what has been changed on this to make it different, tag me.
Looks like we have a bunch of good planes again this time around.
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Excellent fight 8 vs 9 too, it shows that the AI will NOT give up while it still has an aircraft it can make fly.
The original ship is the Marauder , a web page with a nifty rotating image of the beasty can be found behind the link.
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The M Prototype only has a passing resemblance to that.
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There are many, many other ships displayed in the same fashion, so if you run out of ideas, try making one of these!
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Just kidding.
@SakuraSaku
@SodiumChloride
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Thanks.
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Been a little busy due to work (and TIRED, long days when you have to catch public transport due to parking issues).
Added to that, the idea factory in my head doesn't seem to be working properly at the moment and you can see why there haven't been many offerings from me recently.
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There is something I'm kinda sorta working on though, but it is taking it's time coming together, it isn't coming out of my head in one piece, but in dribs and drabs.
Personally, I think you would have to be just a little desperate to see anything but a female robot here.
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The only reason I'd see it as anything else is the comment in the info section.
But then I see things differently from a lot of people and that often gets me into all sorts of trouble.
@Mahesa25
Yeah, I work, I'm ancient. :P
I do this to relax and keep my mind working.
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You need to think to come up with stuff that people have not seen before, or very often anyway.
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Also, uploaded new version. I like it, the colour looks good on it.
@Mahesa25
No, the one I'm working on is still being worked on.
I might have it done tonight, but there is a chance I won't have it to the point where I'm happy with it before I need to sleep for work.
@Alienbeef0421
Well, a lot of my propeller driven aircraft also carry missiles, but that does not mean they will be allowed here.
The final decision lies with @EchoWhiskey11 and @AtlasSP , so I'll leave it to them.
@Alienbeef0421
Well, if past 'parts' + propeller driven challenges are any example, I would say that missiles are not to be used.
Also knowing @EchoWhiskey11 just slightly, if they were allowed, I think it would be in the rules.
Just saying.
@AtlasSP
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Number 7 was flying VERY oddly.
I think I know what was going on there and I'm not sure it was fair to the other competitors.
However, if the person who designed it to do that could do it, other people will eventually be able to figure it out.
Not bad, I guess.
Most of the weapons would be usable, but I can see problems with the Cruise missiles, unless you are flying upside down when you launch them, or maybe flying downward slightly.
Otherwise, launching them could cause a mess. heh
@JamesBoA
Working on something that is a little slower, just for giggles.
I may even post it.
Currently 76 mph top speed and not falling out of the sky, mind it deosn't exactly take off either.
You sort of run it off of a convenient cliff and cross your fingers that it becomes stable before hitting the water.
Heh.
'Why use air brakes instead of the conventional method?'
I hear people ask.
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For some reason, placing rudder surfaces on the upright (close to 90') surfaces makes the aircraft roll.
The bigger the rudder surface, the faster it rolls.
This is instead of it yawing properly.
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I did not want to add a rudder (more like two, for the symmetry) because it would have messed with the look, even more than the cockpit/engine pod area does.
@AtlasSP If you are talking about the Forward Swept Spitfire, no, it's not, although it could be.
I would just need to swap out the cockpit for the Thunder Dome III one.
The one I plan on entering is 'waiting', all I need to do is put the TDIII cockpit on it and upload it.
@Simplemike
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Thanks!
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Some random info on the wings;
The curve on the end of the wings is made from *LOTS of wing sections, made as small as they will go, then XML edited to 25% of normal width.
Each one is angled in 4' steps.
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*Troll counting: 1, 2, 3, 4, Many, many 1, many 2, many 3, many 4, LOTS. /Discworld off lol
@EchoWhiskey11
Yep, fair enough.
I looked but I couldn't find any lightened parts.
Pretty much the only parts I ever lighten are engines and I checked them and they were full weight.
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My entry is basically finished, but I'm going to wait until it is a little closer to fight time before uploading.
I retro-fitted a couple of extra engines and while they look a little odd where they are placed, they do the job.
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On a similar note, have a look at my latest thing. Forward Swept Spitfire
I wanted to make something that looked a tiny bit like a Spitfire, but had that mad wing on it.
I need to try harder on the body. lol
@BoganBoganThe Man
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Well, it is not going to happen.
For some reason my computer is going 'Thou Shall Not Pass!!!' as soon as start to add the wing sections.
Le-sigh. Can't win them all I guess.
I'll have to think up something else crazy to do.
@BoganBoganTheMan
Heh, check out my latest upload and you will have an idea.
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I'm basically going to strip the wings off and replace them with a swept wing.
The aircraft I uploaded flies remarkably well for what it is, but I think your aircraft will do some amazing things with a similar wing.
I'll take some time doing it though, I want them to look like they are supposed to be there instead of just something stuck on.
@BoganBoganTheMan
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I'm going to do something horrible to your Spitfire.
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I'll let you see it before I upload it to the public, if it works out.
With any sort of luck it should be quite interesting.
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By the way, I test all of my fighters vs this in dogfight mode, if they can beat it they move on to the jet fighters, but they have to win 2 out of 3 first. ;)
@Louisianaboy2021024 @5k meters, best speed is around 1060 knots, in other words, well past super sonic speeds. Pretty quick for an airliner.
Her 'sister ship' Peacemaker is capable of twice that at the same height.
@AnRoblexguywithnobobux
Not quite, but yes, kinda inspired by that plane.
It's been a long time since anyone has commented on any of my aircraft. Thanks!
Have a look at some of my other planes, they can be a little surprising.
That's very interesting. I have a.... lets call it a space ship (Star Wars) that can use this, as long as I can find a way to make it fit. It is very much a WIP and a couple of years old now (I've been out of the game), but it's flyable. Fairly sure I uploaded what I'm talking about. *goes to check
EDIT: Yep, it's been uploaded. It's a ISD II and was a very ambitious project for me to take on at the time. It's quite large(!!), but I think the turret would be ok in place of the main turrets alongside the central tower.
+2I'll have a look at that soonish, even though I'm on holidays, I have a buttload of stuff to do in RL. lol
I doubt people will steal it, but there is always a chance.
Most of the legit builders here would look at it and leave it alone.
@TrojanAircraftSystems Np and thanks. Thought I'd let everyone see what I made for the challenge.
LOL, just.... LOL.
Ame needs to see this in action.
Downloaded it, had a play with it.
Totally useless as a plane, but FUN!
Needs pantsu. lol
EDIT: Made a short movie and uploaded to Youtube.
Link ---> Video link
https://youtu.be/4HNQQLFB73g
Did not do a new post, because I don't care if anyone actually watches it lol
+2My entry. Decided to not enter the Peacemaker Mkii.
Built a new one from scratch.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/S4ecGS/Bomber-Challenge-Mickks-Entry
@TrojanAircraftSystems Ok, good. I'll retrofit the 'bomber challenge' cockpit to it, if I can remember how and see if it breaks anything on the aircraft. Seems like every time I change anything on it, something stops working. :p FYI Peacemaker Mkii. I'm going to tweak a few things on it first tho.
Question. Will you be fitting the weapons or do we have to fit the weapons?
Also, I have an aircraft that fits the bill and has been recently updated, can I enter that or would you prefer I make something from scratch? Are custom weapons allowed? My building skills are more than a little rusty, so it's taking longer than I expected.
Edited. One question answered already D'oh!
It's been so long I forgot to add a proper description. D'oh!
So here it is.
Controls as per usual.
additional controls;
1 = Parachutes
2 = Start/Stop 'Ram Jet'
3 = Open air to air doors and active AA mode
4 = Open air to ground and active AG mode
5 = Airbrakes
6 = Retro Jets (added to make this beast stop)
Having not flown this for a very long time, I forgot how well it flies.
It will take off and fly on low power settings (20% thrust!!)
Things added: extra set of ailerons, reverse thrusters, fixed Ram Jet air intake, it should work all of the time now ( I hope )
There is a lot of XML stuff going on using Overload.
This has a little problem.
For some unknown reason, when you try to go up rapidly, the nose goes up a bit, stops for a fraction of a second, then goes up a bit, rinse and repeat for as long as you hold the up control.
.
Everything else is fine, it rolls nicely, maybe a little too fast even and is steady as a rock in level flight with a little trim.
.
Any ideas on what causes a plane to do that?
@AtlasSP Well then, that is much, much earlier than I expected.
+1.
Also, Real Life stuff is more important, so it is all good.
I like the way it looks, some thought has gone into that and it flies OK as well.
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Surprised by lack of landing gear, but it got off the runway without damage.
This an air launch only people! :P
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edit: NP, @Axartar.
@AtlasSP Yep, a new Thunderdome.
+1.
Not right away of course, it takes some effort to put them together and do the video work after all.
I'm waiting for the next one to be announced.
With the quality of the builds in this one, the next one could be rather interesting.
+1Hmmmm..... interesting.
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Compared this to my version and found..... no changes that I could see.
.
What to do, what to do.
.
If anyone else can tell me just what has been changed on this to make it different, tag me.
Looks like we have a bunch of good planes again this time around.
+1.
Excellent fight 8 vs 9 too, it shows that the AI will NOT give up while it still has an aircraft it can make fly.
@belugasub
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My entry.
The original ship is the Marauder , a web page with a nifty rotating image of the beasty can be found behind the link.
.
The M Prototype only has a passing resemblance to that.
.
There are many, many other ships displayed in the same fashion, so if you run out of ideas, try making one of these!
.
Just kidding.
@SakuraSaku
@SodiumChloride
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Thanks.
.
Been a little busy due to work (and TIRED, long days when you have to catch public transport due to parking issues).
Added to that, the idea factory in my head doesn't seem to be working properly at the moment and you can see why there haven't been many offerings from me recently.
.
There is something I'm kinda sorta working on though, but it is taking it's time coming together, it isn't coming out of my head in one piece, but in dribs and drabs.
Personally, I think you would have to be just a little desperate to see anything but a female robot here.
.
The only reason I'd see it as anything else is the comment in the info section.
But then I see things differently from a lot of people and that often gets me into all sorts of trouble.
@Mahesa25
Yeah, I work, I'm ancient. :P
I do this to relax and keep my mind working.
.
You need to think to come up with stuff that people have not seen before, or very often anyway.
.
Also, uploaded new version. I like it, the colour looks good on it.
@Mahesa25
Funny that, a total coincidence. I did not realise that it worked out that way. heh
@Mahesa25
There are EIGHT actual turbo prop motors there, just the drive areas overlap so they don't explode all over the place.
@Mahesa25
No, the one I'm working on is still being worked on.
I might have it done tonight, but there is a chance I won't have it to the point where I'm happy with it before I need to sleep for work.
Hmmm, a HP/WR of 0.04?
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Interesting.
Love the way this looks.
@Alienbeef0421
+1Well, a lot of my propeller driven aircraft also carry missiles, but that does not mean they will be allowed here.
The final decision lies with @EchoWhiskey11 and @AtlasSP , so I'll leave it to them.
@Alienbeef0421
+1Well, if past 'parts' + propeller driven challenges are any example, I would say that missiles are not to be used.
Also knowing @EchoWhiskey11 just slightly, if they were allowed, I think it would be in the rules.
Just saying.
@Alienbeef0421
/yoda on
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Read the rules you have?
Guns only you must use, yes.
/yoda off
@AtlasSP
+1.
Number 7 was flying VERY oddly.
I think I know what was going on there and I'm not sure it was fair to the other competitors.
However, if the person who designed it to do that could do it, other people will eventually be able to figure it out.
@belugasub
It flies too, at least as well as the Ducc.
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To make it an attack bird, put weapons on it. lol
@belugasub
Have a random bird.
@Florida0man
+1Megumin would love this, but say she could do it better.... and she could! :P
Not bad, I guess.
Most of the weapons would be usable, but I can see problems with the Cruise missiles, unless you are flying upside down when you launch them, or maybe flying downward slightly.
Otherwise, launching them could cause a mess. heh
The strangest airc..... flying thing I've seen here for quite some time.
+1Points for giggle factor. lol
@belugasub
Woo! Made it thru to round Two!
Looks like I took some damage though.
@JamesBoA
+1Working on something that is a little slower, just for giggles.
I may even post it.
Currently 76 mph top speed and not falling out of the sky, mind it deosn't exactly take off either.
You sort of run it off of a convenient cliff and cross your fingers that it becomes stable before hitting the water.
Heh.
@JamesBoA
I know.
It is about as fast as a Spitfire at the same height, maybe a little faster.
@JamesBoA
About 270 mph at 10,000 feet.
*takes the slow plane to work
'Why use air brakes instead of the conventional method?'
I hear people ask.
.
For some reason, placing rudder surfaces on the upright (close to 90') surfaces makes the aircraft roll.
The bigger the rudder surface, the faster it rolls.
This is instead of it yawing properly.
.
I did not want to add a rudder (more like two, for the symmetry) because it would have messed with the look, even more than the cockpit/engine pod area does.
@AtlasSP
+1@EchoWhiskey11
Entry uploaded. ;)
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Oberon MK II
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If there is something wrong with it, let me know what it is and I'll sort it out.
@AtlasSP If you are talking about the Forward Swept Spitfire, no, it's not, although it could be.
+1I would just need to swap out the cockpit for the Thunder Dome III one.
The one I plan on entering is 'waiting', all I need to do is put the TDIII cockpit on it and upload it.
@Simplemike
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Thanks!
.
Some random info on the wings;
The curve on the end of the wings is made from *LOTS of wing sections, made as small as they will go, then XML edited to 25% of normal width.
Each one is angled in 4' steps.
.
*Troll counting: 1, 2, 3, 4, Many, many 1, many 2, many 3, many 4, LOTS. /Discworld off lol
@EchoWhiskey11
+1Yep, fair enough.
I looked but I couldn't find any lightened parts.
Pretty much the only parts I ever lighten are engines and I checked them and they were full weight.
.
My entry is basically finished, but I'm going to wait until it is a little closer to fight time before uploading.
I retro-fitted a couple of extra engines and while they look a little odd where they are placed, they do the job.
.
On a similar note, have a look at my latest thing.
Forward Swept Spitfire
I wanted to make something that looked a tiny bit like a Spitfire, but had that mad wing on it.
I need to try harder on the body. lol
@BoganBoganThe Man
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Well, it is not going to happen.
For some reason my computer is going 'Thou Shall Not Pass!!!' as soon as start to add the wing sections.
Le-sigh. Can't win them all I guess.
I'll have to think up something else crazy to do.
@BoganBoganTheMan
Heh, check out my latest upload and you will have an idea.
.
I'm basically going to strip the wings off and replace them with a swept wing.
The aircraft I uploaded flies remarkably well for what it is, but I think your aircraft will do some amazing things with a similar wing.
I'll take some time doing it though, I want them to look like they are supposed to be there instead of just something stuck on.
@BoganBoganTheMan
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I'm going to do something horrible to your Spitfire.
.
I'll let you see it before I upload it to the public, if it works out.
With any sort of luck it should be quite interesting.
.
By the way, I test all of my fighters vs this in dogfight mode, if they can beat it they move on to the jet fighters, but they have to win 2 out of 3 first. ;)
@Soviet
Not bad.
Is it your first forward swept wing plane?
I have a little experience with them.
@Soviet
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Downloading because it has forward swept wings.